Artistic Research (Arts and Culture)

The two-year Research Master's programme Artistic Research bridges the gap between professional art training and academic research, and takes an experimental approach to the study of art objects, as well as broader artistic concepts and interpretation.

Bridging art and research

The Research Master's programme Artistic Research seeks to form a bridge
between art and standard scholarly research by offering insight into and
training in new forms of research. These new forms provide an alternative to
existing approaches, stressing applied, practical research as opposed to
fundamental, theoretical research.

The Research Master's in Artistic Research takes an experimental approach to
both specific art objects and broader artistic concepts and opens them up to
interpretation. Topics and strategies relevant for current scholarly debates and
contemporary artistic practice form core components of the programme.

Studying Artistic Research at the University of Amsterdam

The University of Amsterdam's (UvA) research programme Artistic Research is
unique in the Netherlands, providing an alternative to the at times artificial
opposition between professional art training and academic programmes for the
study of art in the Netherlands. This research programme reflects the
flourishing practice of national and international research in the arts.

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Degree certificate

Artistic Research is a track of the accredited degree programme Arts and
Culture: Art Studies. After successful completion of this programme, you will
receive a legally accredited Master’s degree in Arts and Culture and the title
Master of Arts (MA).